PUBLIC MARKS with tag email

January 2013

Markdown Here is a Google Chrome, Firefox, and Thunderbird extension that lets you write email in Markdown and render them before sending. It also supports syntax highlighting (just specify the language in a fenced code block).
Writing email with code in it is pretty tedious. Writing Markdown with code in it is easy. I found myself writing email in Markdown in the Github in-browser editor, then copying the preview into email. This is a pretty absurd workflow, so I decided create a tool to write and render Markdown right in the email.
To discover what can be done with Markdown in Markdown Here, check out the Markdown Cheatsheet.

October 2012

Knowing how many people actually click on links in email signatures is a mystery that’s right up there with how many people still print off emails after seeing the message “please think green before printing this email”. Or is it? Unlike the tree killers, we can actually find out how many people are following your link. If you’re not aware of these numbers, you may be missing a big piece of the puzzle on how customers come to know and interact with your company.

Your inbox is now a to-do list...
Today's email apps mark your email as "read" as soon as you open it, even though you still have to act on it. All messages require further action: deleting, replying, or some other activity.
In Mail Pilot, reading an email doesn't change its status. Each message has a complete / incomplete control button. All new messages arrive as incomplete and remain that way even after you've read them.